SHOTLIST:

GAZA, PALESTINE (NOVEMBER 9, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF MAKESHIFTS TENTS WHERE DISPLACED PALESTINIANS SHELTERING IN GAZA'S SHEJAIYA NEIGHBORHOOD

2. DISPLACED PALESTINIAN JAMAL DAWOUD SPEAKING IN INTERVIEW

3. JAMAL DAWOUD SHOWING SHARPENEL DAMAGE TO HIS TENT

4. DISPLACED PALESTINIAN BASIMA DAWOUD SPEAKING IN INTERVIEW

5. VARIOUS OF OF MAKESHIFT TENTS IN SHEJAIYA, GAZA

6. DISPLACED PALESTINIAN KHALIL HAMDIYYE SPEAKING IN INTERVIEW

7. VARIOUS OF DISPLACED PALESTINIANS SHELTERING AT MAKESHIFTS TENTS IN SHEJAIYA NEIGHBORHOOD

8. DISPLACED PALESTINIAN UMM MOHAMMAD AL-HURUKLI SPEAKING IN INTERVIEW

9. UMM MOHAMMAD AL-HURUKLI SHOWING HER TENT WITH EXISTING HOLES AND DAMAGE TO CAMERA

10. CHILDREN FILLING WATER INTO BOTTLE

11. WIDESHOT OF TENTS
GAZA, PALESTINE - NOVEMBER 9, 2025: Displaced Palestinians living in makeshift tents in the Shejaiya neighborhood of eastern Gaza City say they are trapped between danger and deprivation despite a ceasefire agreement.

Their shelters sit only meters away from the so-called “yellow line,” a non-physical military demarcation separating Israeli forces from certain areas of Gaza, while allowing Israel to maintain control over more than half of the besieged enclave.

Residents describe the area as a thin line between life and death. Anyone who crosses, or even approaches, the line being fired upon by Israeli forces stationed to the east. Yet for many families, leaving is not an option.

Local sources report that Israeli forces routinely fire on Palestinians approaching the line, even if they do not cross it. The army has continued operations and home demolitions inside the zones under its control, despite the ceasefire.

The yellow line is the first withdrawal line outlined in the initial phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which took effect on Oct. 10. It separates areas still under Israeli military control in the east from those where Palestinians are permitted to move in the west.

Those living closest to the line say they are cut off from aid and basic services. Water, food, and medical assistance remain scarce, and humanitarian organizations have limited access.

Residents of Shejaiya, the closest displacement camp to the line, describe the area as a “zone of abandonment.” Many say they feel forgotten.

Jamal Dawoud, 35, a resident of Shejaiya, described the area as dangerous and nearly impossible to live in: “We don’t have any basic humanitarian necessities. Water comes once every three or four days, and it’s not drinking water. But we are forced to drink it because clean water is three to four kilometers away. So we drink salty water and use it for everything.”

He says shrapnel has pierced tents, and nights bring heavy shelling:

“During the day it is quiet, but at night tanks fire. When the evening call to prayer starts, we lie on the ground and stop moving. We’re even afraid to light a fire.”

Basima Dawoud says families are forced to eat, sleep, and live in the same cramped space. Clothes for children are scarce, and medical care is nearly impossible to access.

“We just want to live, and we want to return to our destroyed homes,” she says.

Another resident Khalil Hamdiyye described the dire conditions in the camp: "No water reaches this camp. No food from kitchens, no services. We feel forgotten here."

He summed up the constant danger: "Gunfire is everywhere. If someone stands up in the tent, a bullet could hit their head and they could die."

With winter approaching, Hamdiyye warned of the challenges ahead and called for aid: "We used to pray for winter, but now we pray it doesn’t come. These tents won’t protect us. We have nowhere else to go and no money to buy new shelters."

Umm Mohammad al-Hurukli, who arrived in Shejaiya after the ceasefire, said their camp is the closest to the yellow line. She noted that the tents cannot withstand wind and rain, and that bullets fired by Israeli forces have pierced them. She added that although the children are terrified and want to leave, there is nowhere else for them to go.

Despite the ceasefire, the Gaza Health Ministry said that more than 240 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 600 others injured by Israeli army fire since the ceasefire.

Earlier this month, Gaza Media Office Director Ismail al-Thawabteh told Anadolu that Israel has committed 194 violations of the ceasefire since it began, including crossing the “yellow line,” blocking medical aid, and continuing attacks in the enclave.

Phase one of the ceasefire deal includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The plan also envisages the rebuilding of Gaza and the establishment of a new governing mechanism without Hamas.

Since October 2023, the Israeli genocide has killed nearly 69,000 people and injured more than 170,300, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.